Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 95 · 40 questions

Memory tip (Sound plus meaning): Steps: hear the new word → find a sound-alike word → link it to the meaning → review the picture. The keyword sounds like the new word; the picture must also show the meaning: billi = cat → “a cat paying a BILL”. Review the picture later today and tomorrow, then with growing gaps.

1. 1.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) bandar (c) chaand (d) mez
4. 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) school (b) water (c) cat (d) tree
6. 6.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
8. 8.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) an elephant with HOT tea
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) elephant (b) key (c) eye (d) mango
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) tree (b) sugar (c) cat (d) mango
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) sugar (b) flower (c) nose (d) cloud
14. 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
15. 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
16. 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) nose (b) cat (c) tree (d) table
18. 18.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
19. 19.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a CHUBBY key
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) bandar (c) baadal (d) aai
22. 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
23. 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
25. 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a KNOCK on the nose
26. 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) water in a PAN
28. 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) sakhar (c) mez (d) dola
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) sugar (b) tree (c) foot (d) school
31. 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) moon (b) tree (c) flower (d) school
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) sakhar (c) naak (d) kitaab
34. 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) elephant (b) flower (c) sugar (d) key
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) I NEED sleep (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a CHUBBY key
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) water (b) sleep (c) book (d) elephant
38. 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) machhli (c) kitaab (d) shala
40. 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a SACK full of sugar

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